2003年职称英语等级考试综合类C级试题及答案

2003年职称英语等级考试综合类C级试题及答案第1部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分）

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1Iamnotcertainwhetherhewillcome.

AdeterminedBsureCsorryDglad

2Sheseemedtohavedetectedsomeangerinhisvoice.

AnoticedBheardCrealizedDgot

3PleasedonothesitatetocallmeifIcanbeoffurtherassistance.

AcontactBseeChelpDtouch

4Inshort,Iamgoingtolivetheremyself.

AInotherwordsBThatistosayCInawordDTobefrank

5Hehastroubleunderstandingthatotherpeoplejudgehimbyhissocialskillsandconduct.

AstyleBbehaviorCmodeDattitude

6Ihadsomedifficultyincarryingouttheplan.

AmakingBkeepingCchangingDimplementing

7Mr.Johnsonevidentlyregardedthisasagreatjoke.

AreadilyBcasuallyCobviouslyDsimply

8WeallthinkthatMary’shusbandisaveryboringperson.

AshyBstupidCdullDselfish

9Theworkersinthatfactorymanufacturefurniture.

ApromoteBpaintCproduceDpolish

10Theyonlyhavealimitedamountoftimetogettheirpointsacross.

AlargeBtotalCsmallDsimilar

11Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajorimpactontravelpreferences

AforceBtotalCsmallDsimilar

12Canyoufollowtheplot?

AchangeBinvestigateCwriteDunderstand

13Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,manualworkisstillneeded.

AphysicalBmentalCnaturalDhard

14Inthelattercasetheoutcomecanbeseriousindeed.

AresultBjudgmentCdecisionDevent

15NormanBlameyisanartistofdeepconvictions.

AstatementsBbeliefsCsuggestionsDclaims

第2部分：阅读判断（第16~22题，每题1分，共7分）

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。

APayRiseorNot?

“UnlessIgetarise,I’llhaveatalkwiththeboss,HenryManley,”GeorgeStrongsaidtohimself.Georgelikedhisjobandhelikedthetownhelivedin,buthiswifekepttellinghimthathispaywasnotenoughtomeettheneedsofthefamily.ThatwaswhyhewasthinkingoftakingajobinBirmingham,anearbycityabout50milesaway.Hehadbeenofferedajobinafactorythere,andthepaywasfarbetter.

GeorgelivedinWyeford,amedium-sizedtown.Hereallylikedtheplaceanddidn’tliketheideaofmovingsomewhereelse,butifhetookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetomovehisfamilythere.

Henrymanleywasthemanagerofasmallcompanymanufacturingelectricmotors.Thecompanywasindeeptroublebecause,amongotherreasons,theJapaneseweresellingsuchthingsatverylowprices.Asaresult,Manleyhadtocuthisownpricesandprofitsaswell.Otherwisehewouldnotgetanyordersatall.Eventhen,orderswerestillnotcominginfastenough,sothattherewasnomoneyforraises(加工资)forhisworkers.Somehow,hehadtostrugglealongandkeephisbestworkersaswell.Hesighed.Justthenthephonerang.

HissecretarytoldhimthatGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehimassoonaspossible.Manleysighedagain.Hecouldguesswhatitwasabout.GeorgeStrongwasaveryyoungengineer.Thecompanyhadnofutureunlessitcouldattractandkeepmenlikehim.Manleyrubbedhisforehead（前额）;hisproblemsseemedendless.

16HenryManleywasalreadydeeplyindebt.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17ThejobthathadbeenofferedtoGeorgeStronginBirminghampaidbetter.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18IfGeorgeStrongtookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetoleavehisfamilyinwyeford.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19HenryManley’scompanywasindeeptrouble.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20HenryManley’scompanywasmakingenoughprofitstoraisetheworkers’wages.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21HenryManleyhadnoideaatallwhyGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehim.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22GeorgeStrongwasaverycreativeengineer.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1分，共8分）

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2,3,5和6段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Robots

1Themostsophisticated(先进的)Japaneserobots,whichhavevisionsystemsandworkatveryhighspeeds,arestillbasedonAmericandesigns.Studiesofrobots,particularlycomputercontrolsoftware,areconsideredtobegenerallylessadvancedinJapanthaninAmericaorEurope.

2Althoughindustrialrobotswereoriginallydevelopedasdevicesforsimplyhandlingobjects,todaytheircommonestusesareformoreskilledworklikewelding(焊接)，spray-paintingandassemblingcomponents.

3InBritainrobotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeendecliningeversince.ThisispartlybecauseBritishwageratesaretoolowtomakerobotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperiencewithrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthemeffectively.

4Ithasbeencalculatedthatarobotusesonaverageabout100timesmoreenergythanahumantodoanequivalentjob.

5Itisestimatedthat20%ofallcomicbookheroesinJapanarerobots.ThisisanenormousnumberbecausecomicsaresopopularthattheymakeupathirdofallmaterialpublishedinJapan.

6ThereliabilityofrobotsismeasuredintheirM.T.B.F.ormeantimebetweenfailures.Thishasrisenformabout250hoursinthemid-1970stoabout10,000hourstoday(equivalenttoworking18hoursadayfortwoyears).Onewayrobotmanufactureshaveincreasedreliabilityistotesteverysinglecomponenttheybuy,insteadofthenormalprocedureofjusttestingasmallsample.

7ThebiggestsinglebenefitofintroducingrobotsclaimedbyJapanesecompaniesisthattheyincreasequalitycontrol.Oneprogrammed,therobotscanworkmoreaccuratelyandconsistentlythanhumans,whocangettiredandbored.

23Paragraph2_______________

24Paragraph3_______________

25Paragraph5_______________

26Paragraph6_______________27EventhemostsophisticatedJapaneserobotsare____________________

28RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause__________________

29Onedisadvantageofusingrobotsisthattheyconsume_________________

30Theuseofrobotsincreases_____________第4部分：阅读理解（第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

第一篇whatMakesaSoccerPlayerGreat?

Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld,buttherehaveonlybeenfewplayerswhoweretrulygreat.Howdidtheseplayersgetthatway—wasitthroughtrainingandpractice,oraregreatplayers’born,notmade”?First,theseplayerscamefromplacesthathavehadfamousstarsinthepast---playersthatayoungboycanlookuptoandtrytoimitate（效仿）.Inthehistoryofsoccer,onlysixcountrieshaveeverwontheWorldCup—threefromSouthAmericaandthreefromWesternEurope.Therehasneverbeenagreatnationalteam—orareallygreatplayer—fromNorthAmericaorfromAsia.Second,theseplayershaveallhadyearsofpracticeinthegame.AlfredoDiStefanowasthesonofasoccerplayer,aswasPele.Mostplayersbeginplayingthegameatgameattheageofthreeorfour.

Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighbourhood(聚居区)—apoor,crowdedareawhereaboy’sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,orbusinessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,LiverpoolwhichproducedtheBeatles(甲壳虫乐队)，hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccerteamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwitha“ball”madeofrags(破布).AndGeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffawallintheslums(贫民窟)ofBelfast.

Allgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn’texplainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.

31Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

AGreatsoccerplayersareborn,notmade.

BTrulygreatplayersarerare.

COnlysixcountrieshaveeverhadfamoussoccerstars.

DSocceristheleastpopularsportinNorthAmericaandAsia

32Theword”tricks”attheendofParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto

A“experience”

B“cheating”

C“skills”

D“training”

33Peleiscitedasanexampleinthesecondparagraphtoillustratethat

Afamoussoccerplayersliveinslumareas

Bpeopleinpoorareasarebornwithsomeuniquequality

Cchildreninpoorareasstartplayingfootballattheageof3or4

Dmanygreatsoccerplayerscomefrompoorareas

34Inthelastparagraphthestatement“onlyonebecamePele”indicatesthat

APeleisthegreatestsoccerplayer

Bthegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality

CPele’sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheotherplayers

Dthegreatestplayerspracticewith“balls”madeofrags

35Theauthorattributesasoccerplayer’ssuccesstoallthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT

Ahisfamilybackground

Bhisneighbourhood.

Chispractice.

Dhisheight

第二篇NewFoodsandtheNewWorld

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople---nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages—haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Theoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatree（可可树）bySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine(饥荒)”of1845—1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

36Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?

AFood

BClothing

CIdeology

DLanguage

37“some”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto

Asomecocoatrees

Bsomechocolatedrinks.

Csomeshops

DsomeSouthAmericanIndians

38ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because

Atheyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse

BtheywereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica

CtheweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes

Dthepotatoharvestwasbad

39Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?

ABrazil

BColombia

CEthiopia

EEgypt

40WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.Onethirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffee.

B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia

C.Coffeecankeeponeawake.

D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

第三篇UpinSmoke

IbegantosmokewhenIwasinhighschool.Infact,IremembertheeveningIwasatagirlfriend’shouse,andwewerewatchingamovie—aterriblyromanticmovie.He(theheroofthemovie)wasinlove,she(hislady)wasbeautiful,andtheywerebothsmoking.Myfriendhadonlytwocigarettesfromapackinhermother’spurse,andshegaveonetome.Itwasmyfirsttime.

Myparentsdidn’tcaremuch.Theybothsmoked,andmyolderbrotherdidtoo.Mymothertoldmethatsmokersdon’tgrowtall,butIwasalready5’6”(tallerthanmostoftheboysinmyclass),soIwashappytohearthat“fact”.Inschool,theteacherstalkedagainstsmoking,butthecigaretteadvertisementsweresoexciting.Themenintheadsweresogood-lookingandsosuccessful,andthewomenwere-well,theywerebeautifulandsophisticated(老于世故的).

Ireadabookcalledhowtostopsmoking.Thewritersaidthatsmokingwastestime,andthatcigarettescostalotofmoney.“Sowhat?”Ithought,thebookdidn’tsaythatsmokingcantakeawayyearsofyourlife.Buttenyearslater,everyonebegantohearaboutthenegativeeffectsofcigarettesmoke:lungdisease,cancer,andheartproblems.Afterthat,therewasahealthwarningoneverypackofcigarettes.Ididn’tpaymuchattentiontothereportsandwarnings.Ifelthealthy,andIthoughtIwastakinggoodcareofmyself.

Thentwoeventschangedmymind.First,Istartedtocough.Ithoughtitwasjustacold,butitdidn’tgetbetter.Second,mybrothergotlungcancer.Hegotsickerandsicker.MybrotherandIusedtosmokecigarettestogetherovertwentyyearsage,andwesmokedourlastcigarettestogetherthedaybeforehedied.Isatwithhiminhishospitalroom,andIdecidedtoquit.“NOmorecigarettes,ever,”Isaidtomyself.

However,itwasveryhardtostop,Nicotine(尼古丁)isadrug;asaresult,cigarettescauseapowerfuladdiction.Itriedseveraltimestoquitonmyown—withoutsuccess.Imadeexcuses.Itoldmyself:Smokinghelpsmekeepmyfigure—i.e.Idon’tgainweightwhenIsmoke.Smokingnotonlyrelaxesmebutitalsohelpsmethinkclearly.I’mafree,liberatedwoman.IcansmokewhenIwantto.

Finally,Iranoutofexcuses—Imightsaymyexcuseswentupinsmoke.Ijoinedthe“StopSmoking”programatthelocalhospital,whichalsoendedupinfailure.

41Howthewriterstartedsmokingshowsthepowerfulinfluenceof

Aeducationalinstitutions

Bone’ssocialstatus

Cthemassmedia

Dpublicopinions

42The“fact”inParagraph2refersto

Aheradmirationforthemenintheads

Bhermother’swarningthatsmokersdon’tgrowtall

Cherheightof5’6”

Dtheteachers’negativeattitudetowardssmoking

43ThebookcalledHowtoStopSmoking

Acostthewriteralotoftimetoread

Bwasnottakenseriouslybythewriter

Cwarnedthereaderoftheriskoflungcancer.

Dleftthewriterinconfusion

44Thewriterdecidedtoquitsmokingpartlybecause

Ashecouldnotaffordanymorecigarettes.

Bherdoctorhadadvisedhertodoso

Cherbrotherhadgivenupsmoking.

Dshehadstartedtocough

45Thewriterfoundithardtoquitsmokingbecause

Ashehadbeenaddictedtonicotine.

Bshehadbeenputtingonweight.

Cshecouldnotthinkclearly.

Dshewasanindependentwoman.

第5部分：补全短文（第46~50题，每题2分，共10分）

阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原来位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

SuccessStories

OneofthemostsuccessfulfashioncompaniesintheworldisBenetton.TheBenettonfamilyopenedtheirfirstshopinItalyin1968.__________(46)Benettonfollowedfourmarketingprinciplesinordertoachievetheirsuccess.

ThefirstprincipleisConsumerConcept.Tobuildasuccessfulbusiness,youhavetodevelopproductsaroundthingspeoplevalue,especiallyquality___________(47)Hecreatedclothestomatchpeople’swants:thestyleiscasual;thecolorsandpatternsarebold;andthequalityisexcellent.

Thesystemlinkisanotherfeatureofgoodmarketing.ForBenetton,thismeanswaitingtogetinformationaboutwhatcustomerslikeandwhattheydislikebeforemakingtheclothes______________(48)

TheInformationLinkmeansmakingsurethecompanyrespondsquicklytopeople’sdemands._________(49)ThisinformationisthensenttothemainofficeinItaly.Benettoncanusethisinformationtoidentifypopularproductsandtocontinuemakingthem;itcanalsoidentifylesspopularproductsandstopmakingthem.

AfinalimportantmarketingprincipleistheRetailLink.Therearebenenttonstoresincountriesaroundtheworld.Allthestoreshavethesameclothing,thesamewindowdisplays,andthesameapproachtosales._________(50)

ThethingspeoplelikeaboutBenettonstoresarethatthequalityisalwayshighandthepricesaregenerallylow.Andthatspellssuccess.

AThefounderofBenettonbeganbyaskingpeoplewhattheywanted

BThereusedtobeagoodreasonforthis

CWhensomethingissoldataBenettonstore,thestorerecordsinformationaboutthetype,size,andcoloroftheitem.

DToday,thereareBenettonshopsinmajorcitiesallovertheworld.

EThismeansthatcustomerscangointoanyBenettonstoreintheworldandbesureofwhattheyarebuying.

FInotherwords,Benetton’sclothesaremadetoorder.

第6部分：完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项同，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

TheGreatNewspaperWar

Upuntilabout100yearsago,newspapersintheUnitedStatesappealedonlytothemostseriousreaders.Theyusednoillustrationsandthearticleswere__________(51)politicsorbusiness.

Twomen_________(52)that–JosephPulitzeroftheNewYorkWorldandWilliamRandolphHearstoftheNewYorkMorningJournal.Pulitzer_________(53)theNewYorkWorldin1883.hechangeditformatraditionalnewspaperintoavery_________(54)oneovernight(一夜之间).He__________(55)lotsofillustrationsandcartoons.Andhetoldhisreporterstowritearticleson________